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2019 Guide
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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 15, NO. 19
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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
THE SCIENCE OF RED TIDE As effects from the recent bloom fade, we ask: What do we really know about red tide? PAGE 13-16A
YOUR TOWN
FIXING HISTORY Terrace Building gets spruced up inside and out. SEE PAGE 4A
Courtesy photo
Decades of service
David Conway
Downtown Improvement District Chairman Ernie Ritz.
Samantha Chaney
Scaffolding on the building also serves to protect pedestrians who walk by.
A+E Sarasota Film Festival features several films shot locally. INSIDE
Standing up for the city’s downtown Concern on the rise for Sarasota’s venerable sites, but at what cost? SEE PAGE 3A
Shirley and Howard Taylor celebrated 43 years of volunteering at Meals on Wheels of Sarasota on March 26. The Taylors were part of the volunteer appreciation event hosted by Meals on Wheels of Sarasota at the Meadows Country Club. The Taylors are both in their 90s and still have been steadfast in their volunteerism.
Can you stop summer hunger? Here are the week’s donation totals for All Faiths Food Bank’s Campaign Against Summer Hunger, which runs through May 15. To donate, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org. Goal: $1.4 million matching challenge Amount raised to date: $762,755